Duncan Scott reveals his relief after landing Scotland’s first gold medal

Duncan Scott spoke of his “relief” after thrilling Tollcross international swimming centre by winning Commonwealth gold in the men’s 200m individual medley final.The 29-year-old, an eight-time Olympic medallist, set a games record time of one minute 56.28 seconds for Scotland’s first gold medal of the 2026 competition.The Scot took the lead in front of a boisterous crowd on the backstroke leg and increased that advantage in the breaststroke before finishing ahead of New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt, with Englishman Tom Dean, triple Olympic gold medallist, taking the bronze.Scott said: “I just wanted to try and take it out, a really good backstroke split in there and good learning.“So I guess from the swimming side, that was the focus, but also from a more emotional standpoint and from the tea